BBM Women’s Wrestling Cards 2022 Checklist and Review

Kevin | 04/22/2022 | Joshi Cards | No Comments

Card Set: BBM Women’s Wrestling Cards 2022
Release Date: April 12th, 2022
Base Cards in Set: 138 Regular Cards, 17 “Secret” Base Card Variations, and 9 Insert Cards
Cost per Box: 8,800 Yen
Where to Purchase: Various online third party vendors (Buyee, Rakuten, eBay, etc.)

Of all the wrestling card releases, the BBM women’s set (formally called True Heart) is my favorite. Not just because I am a fan of Joshi wrestling, although that is clearly a factor, but because of how in-depth it is and the wrestlers put a lot of effort into their signatures. No quick squiggly line autographs here, as they really go all out to make them unique, with some adding extra text or pictures within their signature. It is truly a unique set and the time the wrestlers put into their cards is appreciated.

This year, every box of BBM Women’s Wrestling Cards 2022 has four autographs, with the possibility of getting a fifth autograph in the form of a Cheki. This is a great value for only ~$80, which was the retail price of the box. The BBM Joshi card releases always sell out at retail within a week as it is both popular and limited, so its definitely one you want to pre-order if you are interested. Like last year, the 2022 set has a wide variety of autograph types – regular, secret, insert, silver insert, super secret, and Chekis. Not all wrestlers of course have an autograph in each variation, so be sure to check out the full checklist below to see what your favorite wrestler has. Some bad news – the following wrestlers have a base card but no autograph cards: ASUKA, Riko Kaiju, Emi Sakura, Nanae Takahashi, Arisa Nakajima, Rina Yamashita, Yoshiko, and Lulu Pencil. Most of these wrestlers are affiliated (officially or loosely) with SEAdLINNNG so not sure what happened there, while some may have been in the United States when the cards were signed. Its disappointing, but with the pandemic still raging some issues were bound to arise and overall its an impressive autograph checklist. Wrestlers from Tokyo Joshi Pro, Ice Ribbon, Diana, OZ Academy, Gatoh Move, JUST TAP OUT, Marvelous, PURE-J, Sendai Girls’, and WAVE all are represented in this set (along with various Freelancers), with the only exclusion being Stardom as they have not been part of the BBM Joshi card sets since 2012.

Speaking of the pandemic, one other side effect is all the cards have sticker autographs again this year. BBM addressed this and acknowledged this is not their preference – they prefer on-card autographs. But with COVID restrictions, shows getting cancelled, wrestlers being quarantined, etc. if they did on-card autographs it is likely even more wrestlers would have been missing. I prefer on-card autographs like everyone else, but under these conditions I understand, and at least the wrestlers were really good at staying on the sticker as the stickers were quite large. Overall, it is a very impressive set with a great value, I loved opening every box I did and wish I had even more to open. Highly recommended for any Joshi fan, even if you are not a big card collector the autographs are really fun and you are bound to find something you will enjoy.

Without further ado, the full checklist!

Base Cards (138 + 17 Secret Variations)

Red = Rookie Card
Blue = Tag Team Card
Green = Ring Announcer Card
* = Wrestler also has a “secret” alternative version of their base card

Haruka Aikawa
Yuki Aino
Itsuki Aoki
Saki Akai
AKARI
AKINO
Asahi
Aja Kong
ASUKA
Saori Anou *
Rina Amikura
Yuki Arai *
Nao Ishikawa
Maki Itoh *
Kyoko Inoue
Takumi Iroha *
Mika Iwata
Haruka Umesaki *
Arisu Endo
Yumi Ohka
Chie Ozora
Yurika Oka
Maika Ozaki
Mayumi Ozaki
Sayaka Obihiro
Riko Kaiju
KAORU
Nao Kakuta
KAZUKI
Sonoko Kato
Rin Kadokura
Kanon
Yuki Kamifuku
Riko Kawahata
Kiku
Sakura Hirota
Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru
Tokiko Kirihara
Mahiro Kiryu
Tsubasa Kuragaki
Crea
Chie Koishikawa
Marika Kobashi
Yuka Sakazaki
SAKI
Saki-sama
Emi Sakura
Yuko Sakurai
Ayame Sasamura
Ayako Sato
Sayaka
Sayuri
Saran
Hikaru Shida *
Hikari Shimizu
Suzu Suzuki
Suzume *
Mei Suruga *
Kakeru Sekiguchi
Risa Sera
Miyuki Takase *
Nanae Takahashi
DASH Chisako
Rika Tatsumi *
Momo Tani
Dump Matsumoto
Cherry
Deborah K
Nodoka Tenma
Totoro Satsuki
Kaya Toribami
Arisa Nakajima
Shoko Nakajima
Chikayo Nagashima
Hanako Nakamori
NATSUMI
Nanami
Haruna Neko
Hikari Noa *
Nagisa Nozaki *
Hyper Misao
Hibiscus Mii
Chihiro Hashimoto *
Momoka Hanazono
Banny Oikawa
Pom Harajuku
Tsukushi Haruka
HARUKAZE
Moeka Kasuga
Hiragi Kurumi
Akane Fujita
Tsukasa Fujimoto
Ai Houzan
Ibuki Hoshi
Hamuko Hoshi
Tae Honma
Misaki Maeda
Makoto *
Yuki Mashiro
Kaho Matsushita
Hiroyo Matsumoto
Miyako Matsumoto
Madeline *
Yuna Manase
Manami
Maria
Miss Mongol
Mizuki
Ryo Mizunami
Yuna Mizumori
Mochi Miyagi
Yuki Miyazaki
Moka Miyamoto
Miyu
Mei Saint-Michel
May Lee
Mio Momono
Yappy
Yu Yamagata
Miyu Yamashita
Rina Yamashita
Yuu
YuuRI
Maya Yukihi
Yoshiko
Kaori Yoneyama
Rydeen Hagane
Raku
Ram Kaicho *
Lulu Pencil
Leon *
Tomoko Watanabe
Miu Watanabe
Magical Sugar Rabbits
Chiharu
Ai Hara
Sayuri Namba
Aya Mochizuki/Kidomaru

Insert Cards (9)

SP1. Saki Akai
SP2. Saori Anou
SP3. Yuki Arai
SP4. Mika Iwata
SP5. Haruka Umesaki
SP6. Rin Kadokura
SP7. Hikaru Shida
SP8. Ryo Mizunami
SP9. Maya Yukihi

Base Autograph Cards (130)

Haruka Aikawa /105
Yuki Aino /105
Itsuki Aoki /105
Saki Akai /105
AKARI /105
AKINO /105
Asahi /105
Aja Kong /105
Saori Anou /90
Rina Amikura /105
Yuki Arai /90
Nao Ishikawa /105
Maki Itoh /105
Kyoko Inoue /105
Takumi Iroha /105
Mika Iwata /105
Haruka Umesaki /105
Arisu Endo /105
Yumi Ohka /105
Chie Ozora /105
Yurika Oka /105
Maika Ozaki /105
Mayumi Ozaki /104
Sayaka Obihiro /105
KAORU /105
Nao Kakuta /105
KAZUKI /105
Sonoko Kato /105
Rin Kadokura /105
Kanon /105
Yuki Kamifuku /105
Riko Kawahata /105
Kiku /105
Sakura Hirota /105
Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru /105
Tokiko Kirihara /105
Mahiro Kiryu /105
Tsubasa Kuragaki /105
Crea /105
Chie Koishikawa /105
Marika Kobashi /105
Yuka Sakazaki /105
SAKI /105
Saki-sama /105
Yuko Sakurai /105
Ayame Sasamura /105
Ayako Sato /105
Sayaka /105
Sayuri /105
Saran /105
Hikaru Shida /105
Hikari Shimizu /105
Suzu Suzuki /105
Suzume /105
Mei Suruga /105
Kakeru Sekiguchi /105
Risa Sera /105
Miyuki Takase /105
DASH Chisako /105
Rika Tatsumi /105
Momo Tani /105
Dump Matsumoto /105
Cherry /105
Deborah K /105
Nodoka Tenma /105
Totoro Satsuki /105
Kaya Toribami /105
Shoko Nakajima /105
Chikayo Nagashima /105
Hanako Nakamori /105
NATSUMI /105
Nanami /105
Haruna Neko /105
Hikari Noa /105
Nagisa Nozaki /105
Hyper Misao /105
Hibiscus Mii /105
Chihiro Hashimoto /105
Momoka Hanazono /105
Banny Oikawa /105
Pom Harajuku /105
Tsukushi Haruka /105
HARUKAZE /105
Moeka Kasuga /105
Hiragi Kurumi /105
Akane Fujita /105
Tsukasa Fujimoto /105
Ai Houzan /105
Ibuki Hoshi /105
Hamuko Hoshi /105
Tae Honma /105
Misaki Maeda /105
Makoto /105
Yuki Mashiro /105
Kaho Matsushita /105
Hiroyo Matsumoto /105
Miyako Matsumoto /104
Madeline /105
Yuna Manase /105
Manami /105
Maria /104
Miss Mongol /105
Mizuki /105
Ryo Mizunami /105
Yuna Mizumori /104
Mochi Miyagi /105
Yuki Miyazaki /105
Moka Miyamoto /105
Miyu /104
Mei Saint-Michel /105
May Lee /104
Mio Momono /104
Yappy /104
Yu Yamagata /105
Miyu Yamashita /105
Yuu /105
YuuRI /105
Maya Yukihi /105
Kaori Yoneyama /105
Rydeen Hagane /105
Raku /105
Ram Kaicho /105
Leon /105
Tomoko Watanabe /105
Miu Watanabe /105
Magical Sugar Rabbits /105
Chiharu /105
Ai Hara /105
Sayuri Namba /105
Aya Mochizuki/Kidomaru /105

Secret Autograph Cards (16)

Saori Anou /90
Yuki Arai /45
Maki Itoh /105
Takumi Iroha /90
Haruka Umesaki /75
Suzume /105
Mei Suruga /90
Miyuki Takase /90
Rika Tatsumi /105
Hikari Noa /103
Nagisa Nozaki /90
Chihiro Hashimoto /90
Makoto /90
Madeline /90
Ram Kaicho /90
Leon /90

Super Secret Autograph Cards (3)

Yuki Arai /30
Tsuruhime (Hikaru Shida) /30
Ram Kaicho /30

Insert Autograph Cards (17)

Insert Autographs generally come in two variations – a “normal” version and a “silver” version. The first serial number given is for the normal version, the second is for the silver version.

Saki Akai /65 /40
Saori Anou /30 /30
Yuki Arai (no regular version) /40
Mika Iwata /60 /30
Haruka Umesaki /45 /30
Rin Kadokura /60 /30
Hikaru Shida /60 /30
Ryo Mizunami /60 /30
Maya Yukihi /60 /30

Cheki (Polaroid) Autographs (68)

Chekis are Polaroid photographs taken of the wrestler, that the wrestler then signs/decorates. All wrestlers have /10, however as each one is an actual photo, every Cheki is unique. Some collectors have reported pulling cards not listed below from packs – this list is from BBM’s official card checklist however it is possible it is incomplete.

Yuki Aino
Saki Akai
Saori Anou
Rina Amikura
Yuki Arai
Maki Itoh
Mika Iwata
Haruka Umesaki
Haruka Umesaki (plain clothes)
Arisu Endo
Chie Ozora
Yurika Oka
Nao Kakuta
KAZUKI
Kanon
Yuki Kamifuku
Riko Kawahata
Mahiro Kiryu
Crea
Marika Kobashi
Yuka Sakazaki
SAKI
Yuko Sakurai
Hikari Shida
Hikari Shimizu
Suzu Suzuki
Suzume
Kakeru Sekiguchi
Risa Sera
DASH Chisako
Rika Tatsumi
Momo Tani
Nodoka Tenma
Kaya Toribami
Hanako Nakamori
Haruna Neko
Hikari Noa
Hyper Misao
Chihiro Hashimoto
Pom Harajuku
HARUKAZE
Moeka Kasuga
Hiragi Kurumi
Akane Fujita
Makoto
Hiroyo Matsumoto
Miyako Matsumoto
Madeline
Madeline (plain clothes)
Yuna Manase
Manami
Mizuki
Ryo Mizunami
Mochi Miyagi
Moka Miyamoto
Miyu Yamashita
Yuu
Maya Yukihi
Kaori Yoneyama
Rydeen Hagane
Raku
Ram Kaicho
Leon
Miu Watanabe
Chiharu
Ai Hara
Sayuri Namba
Aya Mochizuki/Kidomaru